mansion
pronunciation
How to pronounce mansion in British English:
UK [ˈmænʃn]
How to pronounce mansion in American English:
US [ˈmænʃn]
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- Noun:
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- a large and imposing house
Word Origin
- mansion (n.)
- mid-14c., "chief residence of a lord," from Old French mansion "stay, permanent abode, house, habitation, home; mansion; state, situation" (13c.), from Latin mansionem (nominative mansio) "a staying, a remaining, night quarters, station," noun of action from past participle stem of manere "to stay, abide," from PIE *men- "to remain, wait for" (cognates: Greek menein "to remain," Persian mandan "to remain"). Sense of "any large and stately house" is from 1510s. The word also was used in Middle English as "a stop or stage of a journey," hence probably astrological sense "temporary home" (late 14c.).
Example
- 1. Marla had a hard time getting through the mansion 's gates .
- 2. He declined the governor 's mansion and slept on a mattress in a rented flat .
- 3. Marla could have gone to court , but she wasn 't going to sue the mansion and little sister .
- 4. Despite its overall size , the mansion 's living area occupied just five small rooms and two modest bathrooms .
- 5. In 2008 the texas governor 's mansion , in downtown austin , was badly damaged in an apparent act of arson .